Table 5 Median values at each location for the surface layer of snow.

From: Black carbon and other light-absorbing impurities in snow in the Chilean Andes

Dates

Location

Latitude (°S)

Elevation (m)

Sample Depth (cm)

Åtot

\({{\bf{C}}}_{{\bf{BC}}}^{{\bf{est}}}\) (ng/g)

\({{\bf{C}}}_{{\bf{BC}}}^{{\bf{\max }}}\) (ng/g)

\({{\bf{C}}}_{{\bf{BC}}}^{{\bf{equiv}}}\) (ng/g)

2015/07/04

Putre

18.1

4700

0–5

2.8

25

34

50

2015/07/05

Putre

18.1

5300

0–5

2.3

74

93

121

2015/07/10

San Pedro

23.0

5200

0–5

4.5

15

81

166

2015/07/14

La Ola

26.5

3600

0–7

4.1

5

12

23

2015/07/17

Elqui

29.9

2300

0–5

4.0

2

5

10

2015/07/19

Las Ramadas

31.0

1800

0–4

3.5

5

8

15

2015/07/20

Choapa

32.1

1900

0–5

2.8

9

13

19

2015/07/21

Portillo

32.8

2800

0–5

2.6

6

8

11

2015/07/22

Juncal

32.9

2300

0–5

2.4

15

21

25

2016/06/18

Yerba Loca

33.3

2400

0–8

2.0

15

17

21

2016/07/25

Yerba Loca

33.3

1800

0–5

1.0

1

1

1

2016/07/26

Yerba Loca

33.3

1800

0–5

2.0

9

10

13

2015/07/24

Nevado

33.4

2500

0–10

3.3

91

153

279

2015/07/26

Maipo

33.5

2300

0–5

3.7

30

72

121

2015/07/27

Maipo

33.8

2400

0–5

3.1

21

32

50

2016/08/19

Curicó

35.1

1860

0–10

2.8

27

31

50

2016/08/20

Maule

36.0

1860

0–10

2.1

17

19

26

2016/07/13

Chillán

36.9

1600

0–5

1.5

5

6

6

2016/08/22

Chillán

36.9

2000

0–10

1.7

15

16

20

2016/08/23

Antuco

37.4

1500

0–5

1.8

12

13

15

2016/08/24

Collaqui

37.9

1100

0–5

1.6

5

6

6

2016/08/27

Corralco

38.4

1600

0–10

1.5

5

5

5

2016/08/26

Lonquimay

38.4

1700

0–5

1.5

6

6

6

2016/08/28

Llaima

38.5

1800

0–5

2.1

7

9

12

2016/07/21

Villarrica

39.4

1400

0–5

1.7

10

10

12

2016/08/29

Villarrica

39.4

1500

0–5

2.0

11

13

17

2016/07/19

Antillanca

40.8

1100

0–5

1.5

11

12

12

2016/09/01

Antillanca

40.8

1300

0–5

1.1

7

7

7

2016/08/31

Osorno

41.1

1300

0–5

1.2

5

5

5